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<h2>The Longley Data </h2>

<h3>Description</h3>

<p>annual observations from 1947 to 1962
</p>
<p><em>number of observations</em> :  16
</p>
<p><em>observation</em> :  country
</p>
<p><em>country</em> :  United States
</p>


<h3>Usage</h3>

<pre>data(Longley)</pre>


<h3>Format</h3>

<p>A time series containing :
</p>

<dl>
<dt>employ</dt><dd><p>employment (1,000s)</p>
</dd>
<dt>price</dt><dd><p>GNP deflator</p>
</dd>
<dt>gnp</dt><dd><p>nominal GNP (millions)</p>
</dd>
<dt>armed</dt><dd><p>armed forces</p>
</dd>
</dl>



<h3>Source</h3>

<p>Longley, J. (1967) &ldquo;An appraisal of least squares programs from the point of view of the user&rdquo;, <em>Journal of the American Statistical Association</em>, <b>62</b>, 819-841.
</p>


<h3>References</h3>

<p>Greene, W.H. (2003) <em>Econometric Analysis</em>, Prentice Hall, <a href="http://www.prenhall.com/greene/greene1.html">http://www.prenhall.com/greene/greene1.html</a>, Table F4.2.
</p>


<h3>See Also</h3>

<p><code>Index.Source</code>, <code>Index.Economics</code>, <code>Index.Econometrics</code>, <code>Index.Observations</code>,
</p>
<p><code>Index.Time.Series</code></p>


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